Universe
Hubble Opens New Eyes on the Universe
Topping the list of new views are colorful, multi-wavelength pictures of far-flung galaxies, a densely packed star cluster, an eerie “pillar of creation,” and…
XMM-Newton uncovers a celestial Rosetta stone
Astronomers have been on the trail of this mysterious object since 1997 when they discovered that something was giving off X-rays near the bright star HD…
Giant Galaxy Hosts the Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole
The galaxy, so distant that it is seen as it was 12.8 billion years ago, is as large as the Milky Way galaxy and harbours a supermassive black hole that…
Astronomers discover stars in early galaxies had a need for speed
The finding offers new insights into how these early galaxies may have evolved into the more familiar ones we see in the nearby universe.The team spent an…
Astronomers Find Hyperactive Galaxies in the Early Universe
The fast-moving stars shed new light on how these distant galaxies, which are a fraction the size of our Milky Way, may have evolved into the full-grown…
Goddard-Led GEMS Mission to Explore the Polarized Universe
“To date, astronomers have measured X-ray polarization from only a single object outside the solar system — the famous Crab Nebula, the luminous cloud that…